Millennium Management’s London division has recruited the former head of strategy at brokerage BTIG, as Izzy Englander’s $21.8 billion hedge fund bolsters its talent pool once more.

He joined the firm on March 14, according to the UK's Financial Services Register.

It is the second high-profile hire in a month for Millennium. Financial News reported earlier this month that James Ter Haar, a former partner at credit hedge fund Lucidus, is joining Millennium’s London office in September.

Ter Haar has been tasked with hiring three or four people and will manage a credit portfolio between $350 million and $450 million.

Xanders started his career as a trader at Mitsui Trust in 1991, having graduated Cornell University with a bachelor’s degree in Business.

After two years, he left to join UBS's investment bank where he initially worked as a banker, according to his LinkedIn profile, before moving to equity sales and later to the fundamental investment group.

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Gary Hayes, chief executive officer of BTIG, praised Xanders’ work during his time with the company and confirmed he has now left the business. He said that no replacement has yet been found, but added: “We are always on the lookout for good quality, talented people.”

Hayes said BTIG has grown from 150 employees in 2008 to 455 at the beginning of 2014.

Neither Millennium nor Xanders responded to a request for comment at the time of publication.